In a recent article for Grantmakers in Health, Rick Ybarra, senior program officer at the Hogg Foundation, explores how philanthropy can contribute to supporting and building a stronger, more robust, and durable nonprofit sector.   

Philanthropy has forever espoused the term “sustainability.” We ask in grant applications and in our conversations with grant partners: “What’s your sustainability plan?” and “How do you plan to sustain your program once the grant ends?” Read more…

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Mental Health in the College Classroom

Mental Health in the College Classroom

“I believe that happy students are productive students,” Nina Telang says. Between 2009 and 2017, the amount of students seeking services from the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) at The University of Texas at Austin grew by 62 percent. While the data might...

Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows

Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows

Mental Health Policy Academy and Fellows The needs and voices of Texans living with mental illness have a greater impact on policymaking when an organization’s capacity for working on mental health policy increases. Unfortunately, many lack the resources...